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Librarian and archivists all over the country are celebrating with cake as the Copyright Amendment (Disability Access and Other Measures) Act has passed through Parliament with unanimous support. This introduces important changes to the Copyright Act that will, among other things, fix our current problematic preservation exceptions, simplify copyright for schools, and introduce much needed new rights for Australians with a disability.

We were pleased to see a draft Bill released by the Department for Communications on 23 December 2015. The Bill covers disability access, library and educational exceptions, copyright for unpublished and orphan works, and safe harbours. The ALCC urges the government to table the Bill immediately. View our response.

The ALCC is proud to be a co-signatory on an open letter to the Minister for Communications urging the tabling of the Copyright Amendment (Disability Access and Other Measures) Bill early in the new parliament. The Bill will introduce changes that will provide important benefits to all Australians, and particularly to lour libraries and archives.